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Detroit Tigers fans will have an opportunity to follow the 2014 Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan thanks to a social media blitz of photos, videos and status updates from the events on the two-day journey.

The Winter Caravan, now in its 13th year, will make nearly 30 stops across Michigan, Ohio and Canada on Thursday and Friday as a way for the Tigers to interact with their fans during the off-season, said Ron Colangelo, VP of communications for the Tigers.

At each stop, Tigers players, coaches, broadcasters and the team's mascot, PAWS, will mingle with fans. They'll also serve as celebrity waiters at National Coney Island and participate in a kids rally at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, among other activities.

Colangelo said the team's new manager, Brad Ausmus, will be on this year's caravan. Social media will also provide more access for those people who do attend the events, said Mac Slavin, the team's social media coordinator.

"We wanted to include social media as a new element for fans to follow along with the caravan even if they can't make it to one of its stops," Slavin said.

Fans who use "#Tigers" on social media during the Winter Caravan can win tickets to the sold-out TigerFest event taking place at Comerica Park on Saturday, said Eli Bayless, director of promotions for the Tigers.

Bayless said all 7,000 tickets to the 19th annual TigerFest sold out in 25 minutes -- the fastest time in the event's history. The event will be live-streamed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at tigers.com/tigerfest.

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story misspelled Mac Slavin. This version of the story is correct.